• n. 時機(jī)，機(jī)會

來自opportune,適當(dāng)?shù)模袡C(jī)會的，-ity,名詞后綴。

opportunity

opportunity: [14] Opportunity has its origins in a Latin nautical term denoting ‘favourable winds’. This was opportūnus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix ob- ‘to’ and portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port). It was used originally for winds, ‘blowing towards the harbour’, and since it is good when such advantageous winds arrive, it developed metaphorically to ‘coming at a convenient time’. From it English got opportune [15] and the derived opportunity. Opportunism [19] is a much more recent introduction, which originated in the world of Italian politics.
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opportunity (n.)

late 14c., from Old French opportunite (13c.) and directly from Latin opportunitatem (nominative opportunitas) "fitness, convenience, suitableness, favorable time," from opportunus (see opportune). Opportunity cost attested from 1911. Expression opportunity knocks but once (at any man's door) attested from 1898.

1. Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

好運(yùn)就是當(dāng)機(jī)會來臨時，你早已做好了準(zhǔn)備。

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2. The opportunity had gone. His mind scrabbled for alternatives.

機(jī)會已經(jīng)失去。他苦苦思索別的方案。

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3. First-generation Americans view the United States as a land of golden opportunity.

第一代美國人認(rèn)為美國是一個充滿了機(jī)遇的國度。

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4. The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck.

老板們不想錯過任何可以賺錢的機(jī)會。

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5. Their colleagues insulted them whenever the opportunity presented itself.

一有機(jī)會，同事們就會侮辱他們。

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